Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:01:34 -0800 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: Howard Su <howard0su@gmail.com> Cc: Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SVN r296272 breaks virtualbox Message-ID: <1918581.xCMVRkph0K@ralph.baldwin.cx> In-Reply-To: <CAAvnz_q%2Bk4zmZiOCUaUgxyuJV=4FVo%2BcXo5xAd8Cn0PdxvCT9w@mail.gmail.com> References: <56D617D1.5040209@protected-networks.net> <20160302062745.GD79128@home.opsec.eu> <CAAvnz_q%2Bk4zmZiOCUaUgxyuJV=4FVo%2BcXo5xAd8Cn0PdxvCT9w@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wednesday, March 02, 2016 07:06:26 AM Howard Su wrote: > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 10:28 PM Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > > > The removal of "taskqueue_enqueue_fast" breaks the virtualbox kmods: > > [...] > > > Then the port needs to be patched? It's been using an API deprecated > > > for the last 15 years. A simple > > s/taskqueue_enqueue_fast/taskqueue_enqueue/ > > > will fix it. > > > > A patch is possible if a new __FreeBSD_version is created for that > > API. Who can do that ? > > > There is no version pump and it is not needed. r296272 didn't have any > behavior change. binary compatible is kept as well. Actually, I broke binary compat in HEAD as 11.0 hasn't shipped yet and 11.0 won't be released for a while yet. In this case I think ripping the band-aid off is fine, especially since the replacement API has been ready for such a long time (and goes back to 7.0). -- John Baldwin
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